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Massachusetts stories: 141 news summaries

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(Newser) - A search of the home of alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff turned up a handgun, ammunition, and plastic restraints, the New York Times reports. Boston police believe the ties are identical to ones used in two hotel robbery/assaults that left one woman dead by gunshot last week. Markoff pleaded not... More »

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Boston • gambling • Massachusetts • handgun • murder charges • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer • restraints • Foxwoods

Mass. Mom Kills Child, Unborn Baby: Cops

Woman was 7½ months pregnant, stabbed herself

Apr 17, 09 10:15 AM CDT
(AP) - A pregnant woman killed her 9-year-old daughter and stabbed herself in the stomach to kill her unborn child, authorities in the Boston suburb of Quincy said today. Fang Chi Xue, 38, was treated for self-inflicted stab wounds to the arms and abdomen and is expected to be arraigned on two... More »

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pregnancy • crime • murder • Massachusetts • fetus • stabbing • daughter • mother • Quincy, Mass. • filicide

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy earned a rousing ovation from the Red Sox faithful today as he threw out the first pitch at Fenway, the Boston Globe reports from Opening Day. Kennedy, battling brain cancer, rode in from the outfield on a cart driven by team legend Jim Rice. Kennedy’s first... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • baseball • senator

Mass. Seeks New Way to Pay for Health Plan

Most insured state
in nation burdened
by priciest care

Mar 16, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three years ago, Massachusetts politicians began what may be the gutsiest health care experiment the country has ever seen, bringing near-universal coverage to the state in record time. There’s just one problem: they put off any attempt to control costs, the New York Times reports. Massachusetts’ health care is... More »

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Mitt Romney • health care costs • health insurance • Massachusetts • universal health care • Deval Patrick

(AP) - More than one out of every five dollars of the $126 million Massachusetts is receiving in earmarks from a $410 billion federal spending package is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys. The bill includes $5.8 million for the planning and design of a building to house... More »

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earmarks • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Kennedy family

'Rockefeller' Fights False Name Charges

Con man just gave
cops name he'd used for 15 years: defense

Mar 2, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The con man who went by “Clark Rockefeller” attempted today to dismiss charges he gave police a fake name when arrested last year, the Boston Globe reports. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter told police arresting him for absconding with his 7-year-old daughter that he was Clark Rockefeller—as he had told... More »

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fraud • Massachusetts • name • false statement • name change • Clark Rockefeller • Reigh Boss • con man

Runaway
Mass. Teacher, Student Found
in W. Va. Hotel

24-year-old charged with enticing 8th-grader

Feb 24, 09 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Police today found the 8th-grade teacher who ran off with a 15-year-old student, WWLP-TV reports. Massachusetts police tracked a financial trail to find the pair at a hotel in West Virginia. They alerted the local cops, who arrested 24-year-old Lisa Lavoie this morning on charges of enticing a minor. She... More »

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Massachusetts • student • missing child • teacher • minor • Lisa Lavoie

8th-Grade Boy, Female Teacher Go Missing

Mass. pair said to be in relationship; may be headed to Canada

Feb 24, 09 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - A male 8th-grader and a 22-year-old female teacher at his Holyoke, Mass., school have both been reported missing and are suspected of running off together, the Republican reports. Federal and local authorities are searching for them after the 15-year-old’s parents raised concerns about a relationship earlier this month, and... More »

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Massachusetts • disappearance • relationship • missing person • missing student • teacher

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy appreciates the sentiment, really. But this recent wave of eulogies might be a tad premature, he tells the New York Times. "Obviously I've been touched and grateful," he says in a phone interview. "Beyond that, I don’t really plan to go away soon."... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Kennedy family • brain cancer

 Madoff's Wife Withdrew 
 $15.5M Days Before Arrest 

Deadline for criminal indictment extended
30 days

Feb 11, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Ruth Madoff withdrew $10 million from a Madoff-related brokerage firm the day before her husband was arrested, according to a complaint filed by Massachusetts’ secretary of state, the Wall Street Journal reports. She also withdrew $5.5 million a few weeks earlier, according to documents from Cohmad Securities, which Bernie... More »

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fraud • Massachusetts • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff

 Iconic Mass. Gay Couple Splits 

Goodridge suit legalized same-sex marriage in state

Feb 3, 09 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - A lesbian activist couple well-respected for leading Massachusetts' gay marriage charge has filed for divorce, the Boston Herald reports. Hillary and Julie Goodridge's landmark lawsuit legalized same-sex marriage in the state six years ago. The couple married a year later—after nearly two decades together—and share custody of their... More »

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gay marriage • divorce • lesbians • Massachusetts • activist • Julie Goodridge • Hillary Goodridge • Bill Maher Grid

Ted Kennedy Upset Caroline Used Cancer
as Excuse

Suggestion hurts his legislative efforts: aides

Jan 22, 09 2:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy and his aides are livid that his niece Caroline is citing his health problems among reasons for her withdrawing from consideration for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, Time reports. Associates say the Massachusetts senator is doing well and fully committed to his goal of passing universal health-care legislation—... More »

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cancer • Hillary Clinton • Senate • Senate Democrats • New York • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson

Pols Sending TARP Funds
to Home State Banks

Frank, others pull strings for bailout funds

Jan 22, 09 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Only healthy banks are supposed to get TARP funds, and OneUnited Bank in Boston is not a healthy bank. So why did it wind up pocketing a $12 million infusion from the Treasury? Because powerful Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank interceded for it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bankers, regulators,... More »

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Henry Paulson • Massachusetts • bank • Alabama • Barney Frank • bailout • Troubled Asset Relief Program • financial crisis • TARP

 Kennedy Leaves Hospital 

Docs want Mass. senator, 76, to cut back on work

Jan 21, 09 12:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy was released today from the Washington hospital where he was sent yesterday after suffering a seizure during Congress’ inaugural lunch with President Obama. The 76-year-old Massachusetts senator was back “in good spirits” this morning, the Boston Globe reports, but doctors urged him to reduce his workload. Such... More »

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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • seizure • inauguration • brain cancer • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Mass. Cops Refuse to Ticket Pot Smokers

Police call new, softer marijuana law 'unenforceable'

Jan 3, 09 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that marijuana is decriminalized in Massachusetts, many cops say they won’t even bother issuing tickets to pot smokers, the Boston Globe reports. “We’re just basically not enforcing it right now,” said the chief of police in one Central Massachusetts town. Officers “probably handled... More »

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War on Drugs • law enforcement • Massachusetts • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher

ANALYSIS

Web Copyright Lawsuit Could Cripple the Freedom to Link

Community outlet says big papers siphon off page views with mere snippets of info

Dec 23, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A local newspaper chain is suing the New York Times Company for pilfering its online content, and the case could dramatically change how news sites link, Danny Sanchez writes on Journalistopia. GateHouse Media says readers can glean enough information from the snippets linked by the Boston Globe and therefore don’... More »

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local news • Massachusetts • copyright • lawsuit • blog • search engine • New York Times Company • Boston Globe • GateHouse Media • deep link • aggregator

(Newser) - Brutally cold temperatures are buffeting the Midwest today, and states of emergency remain in effect throughout the Northeast following a devastating ice storm that left more than 400,000 people without power, USA Today reports. Schools were closed in Massachusetts and crews from up and down the Eastern seaboard... More »

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New Hampshire • severe weather • Massachusetts • FEMA • power outage • ice storm • cold snap • school closing • icy roads

Border Protection Chief Busted for Hiring Illegals

Homeland Security official was responsible for stopping illegal immigrants entering country

Dec 6, 08 3:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A top Homeland Security official could be facing a stiff prison sentence for hiring illegal immigrants to clean her home, the Boston Globe reports. Lorraine Henderson, a regional director whose responsibilities include stopping illegal immigrants from entering Massachusetts, is accused of employing a Brazilian woman who entered the country illegally... More »

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illegal immigrant • Massachusetts • illegal immigration • border security • Homeland Security

Cop Charged in Boy's Death at Mass. Gun Show

8-year-old accidentally shot himself with Uzi
as father looked on

Dec 5, 08 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A Massachusetts police chief was indicted after an 8-year-old accidentally killed himself at a gun show the officer helped sponsor, Reuters reports. The boy mistakenly shot himself in the head with an Uzi as his father looked on with a camera. The policeman was indicted for involuntary manslaughter and furnishing... More »

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Massachusetts • indictment • police chiefs • accidental death • guns • child • gun show

Declining Paper Sales Sink Landmark Harvard Sq. Kiosk

Stand has sold print for 50 years above university's T stop

Nov 19, 08 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Harvard Square will most likely soon lose the iconic newsstand that has operated there for 50 years, the Cambridge Chronicle reports. The lease for Out of Town News expires at the end of the month, and the business has declined to renew it because of poor sales. “Nobody buys... More »

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newspaper • Massachusetts • journalism • sales • Harvard • magazine industry

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